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Discover Philly's Best Local MusicFri, 09 Dec 2016 16:50:46 +0000en-UShourly1Tonight’s Concert Picks: Ali Wadsworth at Ruba Club, The Deli’s 5th Anniversary Bash at PhilaMOCA, River City Festival at Penn Treaty Park and morehttp://thekey.xpn.org/2013/10/05/tonights-concert-picks-ali-wadsworth-at-ruba-club-the-delis-5th-anniversary-bash-at-philamoca-river-city-festival-at-penn-treaty-park-and-more/
http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/10/05/tonights-concert-picks-ali-wadsworth-at-ruba-club-the-delis-5th-anniversary-bash-at-philamoca-river-city-festival-at-penn-treaty-park-and-more/#respondSat, 05 Oct 2013 16:12:11 +0000http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=97897Continued]]>Ali Wadsworth is not a new voice in Philly by any means, but she’ll be releasing her debut solo LP at Ruba Club tonight. The celebration will be an incredible one: a cocktail hour, sets by Auctioneer, Thom McCarthy and Divers and a “super top secret party band” will surround the centerpiece performance by Wadsworth and her band. Before striking out on her own, Wadsworth was a member of Unlikely Cowboy with Good Old War’s Dan Schwartz, Goldiebox with her sister Claire and Philly super-group Fantasy Square Garden. The new album, recorded by Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog, Man Man), features songs written for Wadsworth by her friends and fellow musicians. Tickets and information for the all-night party can be found on the Facebook event page. Watch Wadsworth perform “Still Not Over You” at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology below.

At PhilaMOCA, The Deli Philly will be celebrating their 5th anniversary. The local music blog began covering the scene in 2009 and has since presented shows, uncovered talented bands and generally supported all things Philadelphia music related in an engaging and entertaining fashion. Tonight’s throwdown will feature sets by Literature and Night Panther and a retro costume contest complete with prizes. Tickets and information for the event can be found here. Watch Night Panther’s Shaking Through Session below.

Fishtown hosts its 6th annual River City Festival today, bringing music, crafts and food to Penn Treaty Park along the Delaware River. This year’s line-up is headlined by electro-pop outfit Vacationer, supported by rockers American Babies, psych/pop group Cheers Elephant and more. More information for the free festival can be found here. Watch a video of Vacationer’s recent Key Studio Session and download “Trip” below.

]]>http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/10/05/tonights-concert-picks-ali-wadsworth-at-ruba-club-the-delis-5th-anniversary-bash-at-philamoca-river-city-festival-at-penn-treaty-park-and-more/feed/0Listen to BOY cover Air’s “Playground Love” (playing the TLA on 10/5)http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/09/14/listen-to-boy-cover-airs-playground-love-playing-the-tla-on-105/
http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/09/14/listen-to-boy-cover-airs-playground-love-playing-the-tla-on-105/#respondSat, 14 Sep 2013 15:30:31 +0000http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=95413Continued]]>BOY, the German/Swedish girl duo that includes singer Valeska Steiner and bassist Sonja Glass, stole our pop music hearts with their infectious debut Mutual Friends. Just recently they released Mutual Friends Acoustic featuring a cover of the French band Air’s “Playground Love,” from the movie The Virgin Suicides (and sung by “Gordon Tracks” AKA Thomas Mars of Phoenix). Listen to it below. BOY are playing the TLA on Saturday, October 5th. Go here for tickets and more information about the show.

]]>http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/09/14/listen-to-boy-cover-airs-playground-love-playing-the-tla-on-105/feed/0Tonight’s Concert Picks: XPN Welcomes Boy at World Cafe Live, Chuck Ragan’s Revival Tour at the TLA, SpaceGhostPurrp at Underground Artshttp://thekey.xpn.org/2013/03/27/tonights-concert-picks-xpn-welcomes-boy-at-world-cafe-live-chuck-ragans-revival-tour-at-the-tla-spaceghostpurrp-at-underground-arts/
http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/03/27/tonights-concert-picks-xpn-welcomes-boy-at-world-cafe-live-chuck-ragans-revival-tour-at-the-tla-spaceghostpurrp-at-underground-arts/#respondWed, 27 Mar 2013 13:12:25 +0000http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=73799Continued]]>XPN welcomes Boy to World Cafe Live tonight. Celebrating their first US tour, the Swiss-German duo will be bringing their unbelievably happy medley of indie music to the quaint stages of World Cafe. The duo envelopes themselves within upbeat rhythms and sounds in the same vain as iconic indie groups such as Phoenix and Feist, with a little bit of Vampire Weekend thrown into the mix. Coupling with their debut tour in the US, the band will also be treating fans with tracks off their debut album Mutual Friends, which was released in 2011. Tickets and information about their show with Ari Hest can be found here. Below is a video for their hit track “Little Numbers” off of Mutual Friends.

Chuck Ragan will be playing at the Theatre of Living Arts tonight. Accompanying him will be a wide assortment of musicians from Rocky Votolato and Tim McIlrath, frontman for Rise Against in honor of the 2013 Revival Tour. This is the sixth year for the tour itself and spans from March 15th to April 23rd through most of the US. Ragan, along with the other members of the Revival Tour, will be forming together on one stage to play to audiences, but Ragan himself will be playing songs from his solo projects as well. Tickets and information about the show can be found here. Check out Ragan playing his song “Nothing Left To Prove” in the video below.

Miami rapper SpaceGhostPurrp will be playing at the Undergound Arts tonight. Releasing his debut album in June of last year entitled Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp, the rapper/producer has also been busy recording songs for rap artists such as ASAP Rocky and Wiz Khalifa. The rapper will be playing with the rap group he is both the founder and member of, Raider Klan, who have released a mixtape in September of last year which SpaceGhostPurpp has also contributed to. Tickets and information about the show with Asaad (aka Saudi Money) can be found here. Below, watch a 4AD live session with SpaceGhostPurrp.

]]>http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/03/27/tonights-concert-picks-xpn-welcomes-boy-at-world-cafe-live-chuck-ragans-revival-tour-at-the-tla-spaceghostpurrp-at-underground-arts/feed/0The Week’s Best MP3 Downloads, incl. Chill Moody, BOY, Matt Pondhttp://thekey.xpn.org/2013/01/06/the-weeks-best-mp3-downloads-incl-chill-moody-boy-matt-pond/
http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/01/06/the-weeks-best-mp3-downloads-incl-chill-moody-boy-matt-pond/#respondSun, 06 Jan 2013 19:00:50 +0000http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=64671Continued]]>Local rapper Chill Moody teamed up with Freeway for the grooving new track “Change Coming.” The song is included on Moody’s latest RFM album, which he previewed at his sold-out headlining gig at The TLA this past week. Stream and download the Joe Logic-produced song below, and check out Moody’s plans for 2013 in our interview with him here.

International duo BOY is one of 2013’s buzziest bands, and XPN will be welcoming them to World Cafe Live on Wednesday, March 27th. The German/Swiss pair have their debut album Mutual Friends coming out in the states next month but you can get a sneak preview via Noisetrade, who shared a sampler featuring the YouTube hit “Little Numbers.” Stream and download the sampler below; tickets and information for BOY’s Philly show can be found here.

This week’s Key Studio Session featured punk rockers Glocca Morra, a wild bunch that put forth two releases in 2012 on top of touring extensively. 2013 sees the Philly quartet opening for hometown favorites Everyone Everywhere at The Barbary on January 19th; tickets and information can be found here. Below, download “Deep Pocket” from Glocca Morra and revisit the rest of their session here.

Indie-pop musician Matt Pond released a free acoustic EP called The Natural Linesthis week via Noisetrade. The one-time Philadelphia resident will be releasing The Lives Inside The Lines In Your Hand in just over a month and has a date set opening for Jukebox the Ghost at Union Transfer on March 15th. Stream and download The Natural Lines below; tickets and information for the Union Transfer show can be found here.

One of the latest exports from the Motor City are Jamaican Queens, a glam-pop/rock trio with hints of a harder-edged Foster the People. Jamaican Queens have a debut album coming out in March and have kicked-off a tour that brings them through Philadelphia on January 15th for a show at Kung Fu Necktie. Tickets and information can be found here. Below, stream and download the synth-y “Kids Get Away.”

]]>http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/01/06/the-weeks-best-mp3-downloads-incl-chill-moody-boy-matt-pond/feed/0My Morning Download: “Little Numbers” by BOY (XPN Welcomes to World Cafe Live in March)http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/01/02/my-morning-download-little-numbers-by-boy-xpn-welcomes-to-world-cafe-live-in-march/
http://thekey.xpn.org/2013/01/02/my-morning-download-little-numbers-by-boy-xpn-welcomes-to-world-cafe-live-in-march/#respondWed, 02 Jan 2013 13:00:06 +0000http://thekey.xpn.org/?p=64402Continued]]> A new band for 2013 that we’re excited about is BOY, two women – Valeska Steiner & Sonja Glass – from Hamburg and Zurich. BOY’s debut album, Mutual Friends, is being released in the States on Nettwerk Records on February 26th. Their single, “Little Numbers” has gotten a little over 7 million views on Youtube and the album is filled with charming, melodically rich indie-pop songs. WXPN Welcomes BOY to World Cafe Live on Wednesday, March 27th. Go here for tickets and more information about the show. Below, in exchange for your e-mail address you can download a sampler of songs from BOY’s forthcoming debut.